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The indie-folk rock band began recording "You Are The Sun" in December 2011, and now the music is ready to be shared.

"We're real excited and happy with how the album came out," singer and guitarist Sean Robbins said. "To finally get it out there is awesome."

After beginning the recording, they ran out of money and then funded the remainder of the project through KickStarter.

The Asheville-based band, which includes Vickie Burick (vocals, acoustic guitar), Sam Brinkley (bass) and Rick Shore (drums), will play a CD release show at 9 p.m. Friday at The Grey Eagle in Asheville, N.C.

The music is a combination of folk rock, indie pop and psychedelic and acid rock, Robbins said.

"Vickie and I are the main songwriters. She comes from more of a folk background. I come from more of an indie rock background," Robbins said. "The sound comes from the stuff we like to listen to. We may have different musical backgrounds, but we share artists that we like."

Songs are lyrically driven and have an emphasis on harmonies and vocals.

The songs for "You Are The Sun" have themes of the sun and childhood memories and nostalgia.

"We try to plan the album out and then added two more songs since it was taken so long. They fit in fine, though," Robbins said. "A lot of people say our songs are really poppy, but if you look at the lyrics they are kind of dark."

The group will also mix genres during shows.

"We've been known to play a three-minute poppy, folk song and then play an eight to 10 minute psychedelic song," he said.

The group formed in 2010 with Robbins and Burick joining forces again after a stint in the Asheville-based group Nevada. Brinkley, who comes from an Americana background, made it a trio and they began to play.

To expand the sound Shore, who also played in Nevada, came into the group.

"It's much more fun for me, personally, when there is a full band," Robbins said.

Special guests will join the group during the CD release show to help fill out the sound that is on the record. Guitarist Jason Daniello will play some of the guitar licks so Robbins can focus on vocals.

Robbins moved to Asheville after his brother, Wayne, told him about the music scene. Wayne and his band, The Hellsayers, will open the show and he will likely get on stage to recreate some backing vocals he did for the record.

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